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A heartbroken mum and dad who didn't tell their son he was dying were shocked to find out he knew all along.

Devastated Namrata and Bhavesh Pandya's "happy, bright, loving” boy Khushil died two-and-a-half years after he was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer in 2015.

Despite only being given six to nine months to live, the 14-year-old defied the odds over his rare Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) disease which around 30 kids suffer with a year, according to The Mirror.

His parents took the decision not to tell him the devastating news that he was dying to protect him.

Khushil with his hero and world famous magician Dynamo (Image: The Brain Tumour Charity)

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“How could I accept that there was nothing that could be done for my beautiful boy?

“That there was no hope?

“It had taken me my whole life to become a mother and nine months to carry Khushil and give birth to him.

“Now he had nine months to live.

“We were going backwards – it felt like the years were being stripped away one by one.”

But the couple vowed to make the most of the time Khushil had left and drew up a wish list of things he wanted to do.

He was a pupil at Claremont High School near his home in Harrow, north-west London and loved so school so much that he insisted having the first radiotherapy sessions at hospital.

Khushil died two-and-a-half years after being diagnosed with the rare Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) disease (Image: The Brain Tumour Charity)

“Every morning, Khushil put his uniform on, packed his school bag and he’d have his radiotherapy between 8-10am and then go to school,” said Namrata.

“He knew he had a tumour and he asked the doctor if he was a cancer doctor, but he never asked us questions about his diagnosis.”

The family went on trips to Khushil’s favourite places like safari parks, Thorpe Park, Planet Hollywood and he met his heroes including magician Dynamo and Deadly 60 presenter Steve Backshall before a live show.

And Manchester United fan Khushil watched a match from the Old Trafford directors’ box, and he met his heroes Wayne Rooney, Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton in November 2015.

“As we got past six months, then nine months we were so thankful Khushil was still with us but it felt like we were living on borrowed time,” said Namrata.

In August 2016, they went to Alaska.

“One night we were driving in the dark when suddenly the sky was illuminated by green light,” said Namrata.

“It was the Northern Lights and Khushil’s face lit up in wonder.

“I’m so grateful we had such wonderful memories as that was Khushil’s last holiday.”

Back at home, a scan revealed that his tumour had started growing again.

Over the following months, Khushil’s symptoms got worse including a limp in his right leg, slurred speech and difficulties swallowing.

Incredibly, he went on his Duke of Edinburgh expedition in June 2017 and got his bronze award, although he was in a wheelchair by then.

As the end drew near, the couple cared for Khushil at home.

“No one should ever have to choose where their child will die,” said Namrata.

“But I didn’t want him to die in hospital, I wanted him to die in my arms in his own home.”

Khushil died on September 4 last year.

“He looked so peaceful like he was sleeping,” said Namrata.

“But it felt like the world had stopped and I’d lost the light of my life.”

Khushil having fun on Brighton beach when was just two-years-old (Image: The Brain Tumour Charity)